Santorini, Marine Life

  • 56 of the marine species that have been recorded with the cameras of our Environmental Organization, along with several rare and invasive species are listed in the pictures that follow. Research and observations continue…

References

Nudibranches:
SUBORDER DORIDINA:
– FAMILY Dorididae Peltodoris atromaculata http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/discatro
– FAMILY Chromodorididae Hypselodoris picta http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/hypspict
SUBORDER AEOLIDINA:
– FAMILY Flabellinidae Flabellina affinis http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/flabaffi
– FAMILY Glaucidae Cratena peregrina http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/cratpere
– FAMILY Zephyrinidae Janolus cristatus from Mediterranean http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20026
Sea Urchins:
– Diadema setosum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diadema_setosum
– Paracentrotus lividus, Arbacia lixula, Psammechinus microtuberculatus
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Four-apparent-morphologically-different-sea-urchin-individuals-presented-in-the-study_fig1_259994466
Sea Sponges:
– Aplysina aerophoba, http://www.rosenfeld.it/en/the-sponge.html
Pipefishes and Seahorses:
– Hippocampus hippocampus, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Hippocampus-hippocampus.html
– Syngnathoides typhle, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1360
Sea Squirt:
– Clavelina lepadiformis, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavelina_lepadiformis
Jellyfish – Scyphozoa:
– Rhopilema Nomadica, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhopilema_nomadica
– Pelagia Noctiluca, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagia_noctiluca
Sea Crabs:
– Dardanus-Arrosor, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-mediterranean-hermit-crab-dardanus-arrosor-17166664.html
– Clibanarius-Erythropus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clibanarius_erythropus
https://www.jungledragon.com/tag/14625/clibanarius_erythropus.html
Holothuria:
-Holothuria tubulosa, https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Holothuria-tubulosa.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holothuria_tubulosa
– Holothuria-Sanctori, http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124528
Sea Shells:
– Pinna, Nobilis Pinnidae-Pterioida, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinna_(bivalve)
Starfishes:
– Red-Echinaster-SP, https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/581/?pcatid=581
– Echinaster Sepositus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinaster_sepositus
Painted Comber:
– Serranus Scriba, https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/serranus-scriba/?lang=en
Parrotfish:
– Sparisoma-Cretense, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparisoma_cretense
Tripterygion:
– Tripterygion-Delaisi, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Tripterygion-delaisi.html
– Yellow Tripterygion Delaisi male, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-faced_blenny, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripterygion
Octopus:
– Vulgaris, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0149496, https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/63/1/151/623778

Gastropod:
Tonna galea, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonna_galea
Hydrozoa:
Animal Diversity Web, https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hydrozoa/
Lionfish:
– Pterois Miles, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=963

Coral:
– Leptopsammia Pruvoti, https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Leptopsammia-pruvoti.html

Rays:
– Raja radula, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/8929

Labridae (Wrasses):
– Symphodus tinca, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Symphodus-tinca.html

– Labrus merula, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Labrus-merula

– Coris julis, https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Coris-julis.html

Polychaeta:
– Sabella Spallanzanii, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabella_spallanzanii

Anemone:
– Cerianthus Membranaceus, https://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Coral-Reefs/Tube-Anemone

Algae:
– Padina Pavonica, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325172213_Padina_pavonica_Morphology_and_Calcification_Functions_and_Mechanism